Kick earnings calculator
Kick's pitch to streamers is a single number: 95. Creators keep 95% of subscription revenue, so a $4.99 sub pays out roughly $4.74 — nearly double what the same sub is worth on Twitch's standard 50/50 deal. Enter your subscriber count below, add monthly tips and gifted Kicks, and see what your channel produces.
Kick earnings calculator
- Subs (1,000 × $4.99 × 95%) $4,741
Beyond subs, Kick streamers earn through direct tips (which reach the creator essentially in full, minus payment processing) and Kicks, the platform's gifted virtual currency. For the platform's biggest names, negotiated exclusivity deals dwarf everything else — but for everyone under that tier, the 95/5 sub economics are the reason to be here, and they're what this calculator models.
The 95/5 split is the whole pitch: a $4.99 Kick sub pays the creator roughly what a $9.99 Tier 2 Twitch sub does. Direct tips typically reach the creator minus processing fees.
How much money is each Kick sub count worth?
Every row below uses the same 2026 assumptions as the calculator above, so you can find your nearest milestone at a glance and then adjust the inputs for your own channel. Figures are monthly and assume every subscriber is on the base tier.
| Subscribers | Payout (95/5 split) / mo |
|---|---|
| 50 | $237 |
| 100 | $474 |
| 200 | $948 |
| 500 | $2,370 |
| 1,000 | $4,741 |
| 2,000 | $9,481 |
| 5,000 | $23,703 |
| 10,000 | $47,405 |
| 20,000 | $94,810 |
| 25,000 | $118,513 |
| 50,000 | $237,025 |
| 100,000 | $474,050 |
What those numbers mean at each scale
How much is 100 subs on Kick? $474 / month
100 Kick subscribers pays about $474 per month, thanks to Kick's 95/5 revenue split — the creator keeps roughly $4.74 of every $4.99 sub. That's nearly double what the same subscriber count pays on Twitch's standard 50/50 deal, which is exactly the argument Kick makes to small streamers deciding where to build.
How much is 1,000 subs on Kick? $4,741 / month
On Kick, 1,000 subscribers translates to approximately $4,741 per month. The 95/5 split means a $4.99 sub is worth about $4.74 to the creator — so 1,000 Kick subs pay what roughly 1,900 Twitch subs would on the standard split. Tips and gifted Kicks stack on top of the sub figure.
How much is 50,000 subs on Kick? $237,025 / month
50,000 subscribers on Kick generates around $237,025 per month in sub revenue — a figure that would take nearly twice the subscriber count on Twitch's standard split. Kick's 95/5 economics were designed for exactly this comparison, though at this scale most streamers' income is dominated by exclusivity deals and tips rather than subs alone.
Working toward an income target?
The milestone table runs forwards, from audience to dollars. These pages run it backwards, from a monthly income goal to the audience it takes to get there:
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Kick sub pay the streamer?
About $4.74 of every $4.99 subscription — Kick keeps just 5%. Payment processing fees come out of the creator's share, so real deposits land slightly under the headline number.
Is Kick really better money than Twitch?
Per subscriber, yes: roughly 1.9× the standard Twitch split. The catch is audience size — Twitch's viewer base is several times larger, so the platform that pays more per sub isn't always the one that pays more in total.
What are Kicks?
Kick's virtual gifting currency: viewers buy Kicks and send them in chat, and creators redeem them for roughly a cent each (our estimate — exact value varies with purchase bundles).
How many Kick subs do you need to go full-time?
At ~$4.74 per sub, about 650 subs clears $3,000/month before tips — roughly half the subscriber count a standard-split Twitch streamer needs for the same income.